A recent blog article with the catchy title “Is Facebook Killing Democracy?’ has garnered attention in academic circles. It’s an increasingly critical question as more details emerge of Facebook’s role in undermining the last [...]

Participatory budgeting is a process in which community members come together to decide how a public budget should be spent. It happens in cities and towns large and small — from New York City [...]

Once the ideation process is complete and the issues, options, and constraints are set, it’s time to start voting. What comes to mind when you think about voting? For many of us, it’s cramming [...]

The first step in making any decision is determining what exactly needs to be decided. That sounds simple on its face, but can be surprisingly complex once you dive into it. Ethelo’s algorithm can’t [...]